Govt's new citizenship exercises are like a tax on the poor: Rahul Gandhi

He said poor people would have to go to officers and show the documents, and give bribe

Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi foretold corruption in the process of preparing National Population Register (NPR) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC).

"Whether NPR or NRC, it is a tax on poor people of the country. You understand demonetisation. It was a tax on poor people. Go to banks and give your money but do not withdraw money from your account. Entire money went to the pocket of 15-20 rich people. This (NPR or NRC) is the same thing," Rahul Gandhi said here Friday afternoon. The former Congress President was on a day visit to the Chhattisgarh capital to inaugurate